Orkney Backyard Ultra

Orkney Backyard Ultra Scotland's first Backyard Ultra in Orkney. Run 4.167 miles every hour on the hour. Who will be the o

05/09/2025

Sorry to say there are no current plans for a third Orkney backyard ultra. To those of you who joined us in 2022 & 2023, thank you so much, we had a blast. For those of you who enquired about a 2026 event, I'm sorry.
Over & out!

04/06/2024

Looks like 7th July is gonna be another fun and busy day of running in Orkney again this year. Good luck to everyone taking part in run St Magnus!

Sadly no BYU in Orkney this year or 2025 (too much Island games excitement) but as there already seems to be a demand, 2026 we hope to be back in style!!!

Was so delighted to be gifted a Geezer hat from the lovely Darren Clarkson and equally delighted to recieve an email fro...
11/07/2023

Was so delighted to be gifted a Geezer hat from the lovely Darren Clarkson and equally delighted to recieve an email from the main Geezer himself, Laz!!!

10/07/2023

Number Name S*x last loop

8 Julie Bethune Female 31 WINNER
18 Allan Parkin Male 30 DNF
46 Mark Dowell Male 24 DNF
11 Martin Gordon Male 18 DNF
45 Adam Tango Holland Male 17 DNF
7 Stuart Petrie Male 16 DNF
19 Ella Corrick Female 16 DNF
9 Mark Groat Male 14 DNF
42 Dawn Williams Female 14 DNF
24 Vikki Budge Female 13 DNF
47 Rosemary Donaldson Female 13 DNF
38 Rebecca Harrold Female 13 DNF
37 Mark Stillwell Male 13 DNF
13 Rob Watson Male 13 DNF
3 Andrew Cook Male 13 DNF
27 Robin Mitton Male 13 DNF
36 Stephen Mccall Male 13 DNF
12 Mark Flett Male 12 DNF
31 Lucy Pearce Female 12 DNF
33 David Scarth Male 12 DNF
44 Alison McKean Female 12 DNF
40 Rachel Vernon Female 12 DNF
50 Huw Thomas Male 12 DNF
20 Andrew Tesseyman Male 12 DNF
29 Mhairi Sweeney Female 12 DNF
39 Gary Tait Male 10 DNF
43 Ailsa Curnow Female 10 DNF
15 William Gibson Male 10 DNF
23 Scott Garson Male 10 DNF
51 John Munro Male 9 DNF
21 James Donohoe Male 9 DNF
32 Michelle Green Female 9 DNF
25 George Parkin Male 9 DNF
4 Tom Kilpatrick Male 9 DNF
16 Darren Clarkson Male 9 DNF
6 John Macaskill Male 8 DNF
5 Beth Fitton Female 8 DNF
41 donald miller Male 7 DNF
28 Don Campbell Male 7 DNF
34 Hilary Grant Female 7 DNF
2 Gail Mackay Female 6 DNF
10 Sarah Finn Female 6 DNF
22 Jamie Brannan Male 6 DNF
30 Julie Johnston Female 6 DNF
35 Rosie Petersen Female 6 DNF
48 Jillian Suttie Female 6 DNF
49 Elspeth Fay Female 5 DNF
14 Ian Purnell Male 4 DNF
1 Diane Immethune Female 3 DNF
17 Judith Bonner Female 2 DNF

10/07/2023

Wow, it's been another crazy fantastic weekend! Orkney BYU 2023 did not disappoint. Well done to all the runners, maybe see you back in 2026!

Some photos of our winner Julie Bethune!
09/07/2023

Some photos of our winner Julie Bethune!

09/07/2023

Sorry for the delay, but here's a video of Julie Bethune completing loop 31, making her the last woman standing and the winner of the Orkney Backyard Ultra.

She was absolutely amazing, finishing each loop with a smile. This girl really was on fire.

CONGRATULATIONS JULIE!

How it started vs how its going!
09/07/2023

How it started vs how its going!

Ultra running Dot watching!! 😂😂
09/07/2023

Ultra running Dot watching!! 😂😂

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